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Last updated on 2021-10-02.

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William Kamanda

I am a creative and results-driven professional with 9 years of experience in project monitoring, evaluation, and data analytics. Capacity building, directs, coordinates, and evaluates internal operations, assigned systems, processes and procedures. Extensive experience in startup operations, strategic planning, social impact metrics, cost reduction, budget management, client management, inventory management, team management, project management, and strategic planning. Over the years, I have demonstrated special project implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills in Government, Civil Society Organizations and none-profit making organizations (INGOs & NGOs).

I am searching for an analytic data position that allows me to build tools using visualization and machine learning to help people explore and understand their data.

Education

MS Program Evaluation and Data Analytics

Phoenix, AZ

Arizona State University

2023 - 2021

  • Program evaluation design, statistical modeling, data analytics, and visualization with a focus on cultural institutions.
  • University Graduate

MS Economics

Freetown Sierra Leone

Njala University

2012 - 2011

  • Advance Macro/Micro Economics, Econometrics, Economic development, International Economics, Research Methods
  • University Graduate

BS Education, Economics (Major)

Bo, Sierra Leone

Njala University

2008 - 2004

  • Teaching methods, Educational Administration, Macro/Micro Economics, Econometrics, Economic Development, International Economics, Public Finance
  • Under Graduate

Selected Positions

Associate Consultant

Sierra Leone

Oxford Policy Management UK

2020 - 2019

  • Developed and operationalized monitoring and data analytic framework for the Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone.
  • I built the monitoring and compliance unit capacity as the Office of Assessment, Planning, and Analytics to expand the scope and scale of MDAs including performance-based budgeting, balanced scorecards, and strategic planning.

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

Sierra Leone

Anti-Corruption Commission Sierra Leone

2019 - 2018

  • Developed a national consultation plan and tools for 16 districts and 60 MDAs (Ministries, Departments and Agencies).
  • Developed and presented the Sierra Leone National Anti-Corruption Strategic plan for 2019 <U+0096> 2023.

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

Sierra Leone

Coffey International UK

2019 - 2018

  • Trained M&E staff on data demand and use, development of M&E Plan and Framework, project monitoring and data management, and report writing.
  • Developed capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) partners on project monitoring, data analysis, presentations and interpretation.

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Sierra Leone

ICAP-At Columbia University

2018 - 2017

  • Supported MOHS programs and Directorates to collect and analyze data for decision making.
  • Conducted workshop on the development of health data collection tools and data management.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Country Manager

Sierra Leone

Save the Children International

2017 - 2015

  • Managed 20 MEAL staff across the country program.
  • Led the collection, management and analysis of project baseline, midterm and end-line data. Lead the monitoring of 25 projects indicators and activities across the country.
  • Supported the development of 15 project proposals for education, protection and health programs.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Country Manager

Liberia

Save the Children International

2015 - 2012

  • Supervised Research team assessing ebola project outcome by measuring operational excellence, the support provided by the projects.
  • Led training and management of a robust data team managing thousands of records, recruiting hundreds of volunteers, and providing lists and maps for child protection data collection.

Evaluator

Sierra Leone

Plan International

2012 - 2011

  • Developed data collection tools, recruited and trained data collectors and suppervised data collection, and wrote evaluation reports.

Research suppervisor

Sierra Leone

Education for all project

2011 - 2010

  • Developed research protocol, data collection tools, mapped data sources and supervised collectors and ensure data quality.

Assistant Researcher

Sierra Leone

UNICEF

2010 - 2009

  • suppervised and conducted debriefing with enumerators at the end of data collection at each data source.
  • Helped clean and analysed qualitative raw data collected by enumerators.

Loan Analyst

Sierra Leone

Pro Credit Bank

2009 - 2008

  • Prepare and review loan documents to ensure the loan complies with the Financial law of Sierra Leone.
  • Conducted business analysis of new clients to ensure that they met the banks demand business loan.
  • Conduct business training and counselling for customers to ensure they continue to be in business.